“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6
“No… that’s not right! It’s not how we did it last year!” Standing back from the scene, I simply had to agree. But I was also perplexed as to what to do about it! We were starting to decorate our house for Christmastime, and the very first thing we did was the very first thing we ALWAYS do. We were putting up the houses on the long shelf in the living room. And they weren’t lining up as usual!
Years ago Katie came up with an idea to have a long shelf built around the walls of our living room. Later, she acquired a set of Department 56 Christmas houses, then wanted to line them up on the shelf. But every house comes with its own plug and cord. So to space them, I wrapped cords in specific bundles, like a ball of wires, to line up the houses where she wanted them. But last year…!
Last year we made some adjustments. When I took the houses down, I used zip ties to overlap the wires so they would maintain their proper length. After Katie numbered the houses, we carefully stored everything in a box. In trying to put it all back, it was obvious that something was wrong. The wire spacing didn’t allow the houses to fill the space! Now we have to start all over and reconfigure.
This year we also bought a new couch and moved the TV. It just hit us that we can’t put our Christmas tree where we USUALLY place it, because the couch is now there! This mess is all starting to jumble my head to overcapacity! I hadn’t planned on needing to rethink everything all over again. The subject best described by the slogan, ‘That’s Life!’ And ‘Life’ can be SOOO hard and complicated!
Read today’s Bible Verse! I believe the complexities of living, just my own life, is enough to prove that God exists… AND that He is EXPERT at his job! When I add MY life to the bundle of connections of all the people around the world, throw in time, laws and the devil, I can’t comprehend the huge and complex job God has! AND… He makes a VERY big promise, “I will work everything out PERFECTLY!
My body, my relationships, my location, my position and my time in space can easily be wrapped up in a Christmas package and given back to Him as His most precious gift… To: Jesus From: me. And inside is a little bundle He calls ‘Faith!’ I just can’t understand, or comprehend how or why He wants my messed up heart so much! But He does! And this year, He wants the same thing from YOU!
This year, will you give Him YOUR life to arrange as He sees fit? Because Jesus is NEVER perplexed or lost as to what to do with you. Will you trust Him?
